T.G.V. ROCKETS INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: Z3
T.G.V. ROCKETS INC. — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Amount
- $124,881
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- Z3
- Solicitation
- SBIR_21_P1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- DC
- Period
- 2021-05-15 → 2021-11-19
Description
Identification and Significance of Innovation: The goal of this program is to demonstrate the use of Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) for the repair of a damaged structure or to build a new structure. UAM allows for 3D printing metals in space with very low energy, relatively low pressure, low temperatures, and the flexibility to print a myriad of different metals and metal combinations. The ultimately envisioned end-product is a UAM ultrasonic weld head that incorporates metal material feed through while on a robotic arm. This will provide off earth repairs at 97% of original material properties.